Cost of living comparison

United Arab Emirates

compared to

Finland

Lahti vs. Abu Dhabi Cost of Living Summary

Lahti is 7.8% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.

Restaurants: pay 71.7% more in Lahti
Groceries: pay 20.4% more in Lahti
Transportation: pay 82.1% more in Lahti
Housing: pay 52.7% less in Lahti
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% less in Lahti
Clothing: pay 40.2% more in Lahti

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Lahti are more expensive than in Abu Dhabi. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Lahti. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Lahti.

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Lahti vs. Abu Dhabi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lahti instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:

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pay 71.7% more for restaurants

	Abu Dhabi	Lahti
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 AED30.00	$14.56 €12.96	+78.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 AED35.00	$11.20 €9.97	+17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 AED4.24	$2.44 €2.18	+111.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 AED1.53	$1.85 €1.64	+344.2%
Average			+71.7%

Abu Dhabi vs. Lahti - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.4% more for groceries

	Abu Dhabi	Lahti
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 AED5.94	$2.77 €2.47	+71.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.81 AED21.35	$4.88 €4.35	-16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.38 AED27.10	$4.76 €4.23	-35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.49 AED12.81	$3.67 €3.26	+5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 AED16.16	$6.92 €6.16	+57.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 AED4.13	$1.15 €1.03	+2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 AED3.48	$1.03 €0.91	+8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 AED3.09	$0.94 €0.83	+11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 AED2.60	$2.08 €1.85	+194.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 AED2.03	$0.55 €0.49	-1.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.96	$0.74 €0.66	+39.4%
Average			+20.4%

Abu Dhabi vs. Lahti - Cost of groceries

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pay 82.1% more for transportation

	Abu Dhabi	Lahti
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.63 AED13.32	$8.06 €7.17	+122.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.55 AED97.49	$64.83 €57.70	+144.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,949.09 AED110K	$33,592.07 €29,898.15	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.62 AED28.00	$14.22 €12.66	+86.5%
Average			+82.1%

Abu Dhabi vs. Lahti - Cost of transportation

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pay 52.7% less for housing

	Abu Dhabi	Lahti
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.30 AED324.28	$26.29 €23.40	-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,966.33 AED7,221.36	$685.84 €610.42	-65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,399.56 AED5,139.88	$582.26 €518.23	-58.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.00 AED543.52	$258.59 €230.16	+74.7%
Average			-52.7%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Abu Dhabi	Lahti
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$790.93 AED2,904.68	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,819.26 AED54,423.74	??

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pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Abu Dhabi	Lahti
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.57 AED42.50	$7.28 €6.48	-37.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.96 AED21.87	$4.70 €4.19	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 AED24.50	$13.44 €11.96	+101.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.29 AED349.96	$41.02 €36.51	-57.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.97 AED54.99	$16.80 €14.95	+12.2%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 40.2% more for clothing

	Abu Dhabi	Lahti
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.46 AED225.73	$126.90 €112.95	+106.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.09 AED180.30	$50.76 €45.18	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.63 AED409.96	$141.83 €126.24	+27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.14 AED404.50	$156.76 €139.52	+42.3%
Average			+40.2%

Abu Dhabi vs. Lahti - Cost of clothing

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